TINICUM, Pa. —Despite decreasing water levels, the search for a Virginia man reported missing on Saturday, Aug. 10, remains suspended because of muddy water and low visibility for divers, Point Pleasant Fire Chief Scott Fleischer said today.

Anthony Del Prete, 30, of Herndon, Va., was tubing with a group of about 10 people when he was reported to have drowned. Rescue crews, including divers from Point Pleasant Fire Company, Garden State Underwater Recovery and sonar units, suspended their search yesterday because of river conditions, Fleischer said.

Del Prete's body may still be in the immediate area where he was last seen, but trapped underneath a whirlpool, Fleischer said.

"The idea would be to get divers in there once weather or river conditions permit it," he said. "It's a tough spot to be in under any conditions, and we would like to have a little visibility, but with how muddy it is we can't go in there."

Fleischer explained that divers found several whirlpools in that area during their search on Saturday, but now need to wait for the conditions to improve.

"The plan is to get north of where we think he went in and follow the current," Fleischer said. "The river has come down some, but the problem is with all the rain."

He said they will be watching the conditions later today, but anticipates they will not be able to resume the search until Friday.

Elsewhere today, New Jersey State Police and State Park Police are searching in the river after a 20-year-old Clifton man disappeared while swimming at a Worthington State Park campground in Hardwick.

Amjad Hasin was picnicking with his family when witnesses said he entered the water to swim, began struggling and then disappeared in the water, State Police said.

The water level on the Delaware remains high in both areas after heavy rains last week and this week, which prompted a flash flood warning Tuesday.

According to the National Weather Service and the U.S. Geological Survey, Delaware River water levels reached 8 feet over the weekend and 5.4 feet this morning in the Warren County area and 5.6 feet on Saturday in the Hunterdon County area. The 2011 average for the Hunterdon area was 4.186 feet, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.